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The cooking was finished hours ago. The meal has been eaten. The family spent some time together talking and laughing and enjoying each others’ company. And now I have time to reflect on what I am truly thankful for. First, I am thankful for my family–my loving husband, two beautiful daughters, two fantastic sons-in-law, and […]

Once you have made the decision to hire a professional genealogist, what can you expect? A professional genealogist should provide you with a written report. All sources should be documented with source citations. Copies of relevant documents may be attached. A professional genealogist will NOT send you just a copy of a census page as […]

If you have ancestors in Delaware, you have probably encountered the term “hundred.” Many of my clients ask me what the term means, so I thought an explanation was in order. A “hundred” is basically a portion of each county. The hundreds were used as assessment districts for taxation purposes. There is much speculation as […]

There are a lot of people who ask me “What exactly is Delmarva?” Since this is my area of specialty, I thought it might be best to explain it right off the bat. The Delmarva peninsula is comprised of the state of DELaware, the eastern shore of MARyland, and the eastern shore of VirginiA. Get […]

Since this is my first blog post, I thought I would set the stage for what you can expect from this blog. I am Debbie Hooper, principal at Delmarva Genealogy Associates. If you haven’t read the “About” page, you probably don’t know that I have been performing genealogy research in the Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia […]